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News from July 2009
Philips, Glue London talk about sex. A lot.
Boy, it really seems like Philips has a handle on this Twitter thing. A few weeks ago, we posted a piece in The Inbox about Tribal DDB Amsterdam’s Philips vs. Anything campaign, which heavily involved the microblogging technology. This tim around, they’ve teamed with kick-ass Glue London to promote the Philips “Sensual Massager”.
BBDO Argentina: How about a nice cold…”PECSI”?!
Very cool article in AdAge yesterday about Pepsi rebranding itself to suit the linguistics of a particular country – Argentina, in this case.
According to the story, Spanish speaking people — particularly those with an Argentine accent — tend to mispronounce the brand’s name. Instead of calling it “Pepsi”, about 25% of Argentina pronounces it as “Pecsi”.
RECENTLY IN THE INBOX
- Where in the World is the IHAVEANIDEA Team?
- JWT London is turning the air Pear
- Down with the King: McGarryBowen’s new direction for BK
- Leo Burnett Sydney and Bundaberg are back… heaven help us all
- The Big Ad Gig goes down in history
- Hey Whipple, Roast This! GSD&M lets everyone say farewell to Sullivan
DID YOU CATCH THESE STORIES?
One (very, very, long) last look at what CP+B has done for Burger King- Sony goes back to Balls with Crayon for Wimbledon
- David&Goliath bring long lasting intensity to Universal Studios
- Revolution is for “The Birds” says Marcel Worldwide & France 24
- Cundari goes balls through the wall for BMW
- Taxi battles for beauty with Internet Explorer 9
- Camp + King, Old Navy want you dressing like some guys, not like others
OLDER INBOX STORIES
- Publicis Mojo puts the “super” in Hahn Super Dry
- Wrath of Cannes 5 kicks it up a notch with Tony Hawk
- Mother London shows Stella Artois a little respect
- Donkeys and voles and bears, oh my! ING fables by BMB
- TBWA\Chiat\Day NY and Starburst: you know the drill…
- Turkeys make better burgers than babysitters, says D&G and Carl’s Jr.






